Greyson Chance Live in Manila Part. 1

WARNING: EXTREMELY PHOTO HEAVY aka GREYSON OVERLOAD

Hola Bellas/Dolls! I apologize for not being able to blog for a couple of days, and I want to say sorry also to you dolls about a certain chat I was promoting. Long story short it was such a disappointment and it was very very very very (I cannot stress how many verys) unprofessional. I really apologize about that, but sadly these things happen.

Le Ticket

Di ko bet piano nya dito. Wish it looked like the one in the Waiting Outside Lines vid. Its the piano on the video behind. It says LOVE.

Sound Check

 On a lighter note... This entry is pretty late(sorry again for that), but if you guys have been following my tweets you would usually see #GreysonHangover on my tweets. Well, it's because I met the amazing young singer/songwriter Greyson Chance discovered on youtube by Ellen. I just can't explain how amazed I am by him esp. at his age. He reminds me of a baby Adele. No lie. I just can't put into words how nice his voice is live. To start things off, it was 2-3 days before the concert I had become a fan of him(poser no? cheka) cause of my friend Lord. I had heard of him already, but I had no idea how talented he was after watching his video of Waiting Outside the Lines. Then I kept tweeting how great he was, and how I'd love to meet him etc. Then one of my really good friends Kristen dm'd me asking if I was gonna watch, then I said no cause I have no ticket/ride. She then said that her cousin backed out, so I could buy her ticket. Thanks sooooo much Kristen!!! LOVE YOU!!! You guys have no idea(Tippi, Patricia, Nicole alam nyo na yan) how happy I was upon finding out I was gonna watch his show at the Piazza on Sunday November 20.

Krissy & Ericka opened the show! In fairness bet ko na sila! I love their song 12:51. Naka relate lola nyo. Cheka!

Greyson takes the stage! He opened with Unfriend You

The Day Itself... Sunday, has finally come aka November 20. I met up with Kristen at Town Center, so I could ride with her going to Piazza(btw, Kristen's school is like a 1 minute walk to Piazza. Bonggels lang tong place na toh if I may add). When We got there, We go got our Greyson Tour package(2nd to the last photo). I'll put a caption, so you guys know what was inside the package. Kristen and I thought we were gonna be able to take a picture with him, since thats what MCA said. Much to our surprise bawal(on my next entry I'll post Kristen's video, so its easier for you guys to understand what happened with the meet & greet). All I can say is it was very disappointing when hearing we weren't allowed to take a photo with him. Anyways, I'll post more about the show itself on part. 2 for this entry. BTW, I divided this entry into 2 parts because I'm still sorting through photos(not just concert shots, but from other events) PLUS I'll be posting mine and Kristen's meet and greet vid! BTW, don't expect to much on mine cause you won't see him. ANG FAIL NG LOLA MO. Thankfully Kristen got a good shot where you can hear both of us and see him! For now enjoy and fall for the photos dolls!

The Greyson Tour Pack included: Total Girl back issue, Greyson Chance tumbler, Greyson Chance poster and Greyson Chance's Hold on Til' The Night

I leave you guys with my favorite song from his album Hold on Til' The Night. I just love how strong his voice is, how the message of the song is so direct and delivered beautifully.

You’ll never enjoy your life,
living inside the box
You’re so afraid of taking chances,
how you gonna reach the top?


to be continued...

bisou bisou,
AMEN†FASHION
Rafael

Tonight was More Than a Fairy Tale... Thank You, Taylor Swift

Disclaimer: This entry will be very text-y, may get emotional and will definitely take 5-7 minutes of your time. Forgive me. It's Taylor Swift!

A 2 weeks late entry. I'm still on concert high/hangover. I still feel as if everything that happened on night of February 19th was a dream...

The Pre-Concert
Around September-October, it's been a rumor that singer/songwriter/grammy winner Taylor Swift was going to perform live in Manila for her Speak Now Tour. It turned out the rumors were true. Upon hearing she was going to perform here, I already panicked and felt adrenaline. November, tickets were released. I didn't know that demand for her tickets was sooo much! I felt as if, ok whatever any seat would do as long I get to see her. My brother and I rushed to MOA to get seats, and luckily we ended up with tickets. We never really cared how near we were to the artist, hearing the artist and seeing them in flesh was good enough.

The Night Itself
I cannot express words on how I felt about that night. Amazing? Unforgettable? Awesome? Seeing Taylor in flesh was just a dream back in 2006. No one really even knew about her. Then look now! I accomplished two goals off my bucket list. Which was to see Taylor Swift live and own a t shirt. The moment she came out, I already felt the tears(CHEESY), just the thought of seeing someone you've looked up to and put a smile on your face just leaves you speechless. The mood of the coliseum was just AMAZING, I felt the chills and I literally have never seen Araneta that way. Hearing her belt Enchanted and Love Story, were just moments I could never forget. The whole night was just great, hearing everyone sing and sharing their love for her music was just epic. Definitely the best concert I've been to.

Growing Up
One fact I think most people should know about me is that Taylor Swift is my favorite artist. I've always mentioned that her songs to me are like the Bible and words to live by. I guess I pretty grew up with her songs through high school. I remember hearing her songs Tim McGraw and Teardrops on My Guitar in 2006. I've always felt that the songs she wrote were addressed to me. The best part is, whenever you feel depressed or sad or happy, there's always this one Taylor Swift song that suits that mood of yours. I actually wished that I've heard the song Fifteen when I was Fifteen. I guess things would be different if I have heard it back then. Basically, Taylor Swift made me un-afraid, being able to take risks with love, waiting patiently that one day things will change, standing up for myself, trying to make every single day of my life a fairy tale and most importantly believe in love again.

A Note for Taylor
She may never read this, but whatever I wanna get this out. I just wanna say a BIG BIG BIG THANK YOU. I never imagined that I'd actually see you in person and hear you. Your music has touched a lot of lives including mine and you made me believe again. Thank you for serenading the whole Manila with your music and giving us a real life fairy tale. We were enchanted to see you live. Thank You Taylor Swift.

Hope that entry wasn't too long and sulky? I bet most of you think I'm such a fanboy or a loser? haha Thanks for reading though!

xx
Rafael

Words of Wisdom

"i've learned a lot of lessons in life and i think that the hardest lessons are the lessons you have to keep learning over and over and over again because sometimes it still feels like i'm still learning the lessons i started learning when I was fifteen" - Taylor Swift